The ministry of local government says waste management will be top on the agenda as city council’s gear up for the first-ever series of city summits.

In the wake of a looming Covid-19 fourth wave, Project Last Mile has embarked on a six-month campaign in Thyolo and Zomba districts to scale up Covid-19 vaccine uptake.

The Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) says there is a need to invest in interventions targeting the community structures in a bid to counter the existing misinformation on Covid-19 which has impacted negatively on HIV, TB and Malaria programmes.

Thyolo District Commissioner Rosemary Nawasha says many households are facing terrible hunger as they did not harvest enough last year besides shortage of land.

Apostle Clifford Kawinga of the Salvation for All Ministries International believes religious institutions have a greater role of helping to tackle the current social-economic needs of people facing countries across the globe.

Police in Blantyre have arrested a 28-year-old man, Davie Mtendere in Phalombe, on suspicion that he broke into a house of a police officer in Chileka, stole a gun and used it to commit another crime in Thyolo, where he shot dead a motorcycle taxi operator.

A flooded river has washed away Namadzi bridge in the area of Traditional Authority Nanseta in Thyolo, isolating villagers from accessing social amenities.

The Malawi Police Service in the South Eastern Region has opened its doors to health and psychologists to equip officers in its ranks across the country to counter stress and depression on the job.

Scores of people from Village Headman Samson 2 in the area of Traditional Authority Thomasi this morning stormed Thyolo District council to present their grievances in relation to unaccessibility of fertiliser under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP).

The district councils across the country are set to start carrying out the slashing of roadside bushes from this month, the works which were previously done by the contractors.